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Preservation of Fat-Free Mass After Bariatric Surgery: Our Point of View

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  1. Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Respiratory Science, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy

    Luigi Schiavo, Giuseppe Scalera, Gabriele De Sena & Alfonso Barbarisi

  2. IX Division of General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, and Applied Biotechnology, Naples University Polyclinic, Naples, Italy

    Luigi Schiavo, Gabriele De Sena & Alfonso Barbarisi

  3. Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy

    Vincenzo Pilone

  4. Digestive Unit, Archet 2 Hospital, University Hospital of Nice, F-06202, Nice, France

    Antonio Iannelli

  5. Inserm, U1065, Team 8 “Hepatic Complications of Obesity”, F-06204, Nice, France

    Antonio Iannelli

  6. University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis, F-06107, Nice, France

    Antonio Iannelli

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Schiavo, L., Scalera, G., Pilone, V. et al. Preservation of Fat-Free Mass After Bariatric Surgery: Our Point of View. OBES SURG 27, 1071–1073 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-017-2586-9

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